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The Athens crime rate is lower than the Alabama average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #118

Athens, AL	1,213.82
Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Athens, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Athens, AL	Count	0	2	4	0	82	663	6	NA
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	8.2	16.3	0.0	334.4	2,703.8	24.5	NA	921
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	96.9	283.4	819.0	2,149.5	209.1	NA	1,714
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Athens, AL	Count	0	1	11	4	116	627	12	NA
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	4.2	45.9	16.7	483.9	2,615.6	50.1	NA	1,027
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.2	29.5	96.2	285.2	877.8	2,254.8	218.7	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Athens, AL	Count	1	1	14	15	166	666	18	NA
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	4.4	4.4	61.7	66.1	731.9	2,936.4	79.4	NA	1,387
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.1	26.9	104.1	311.8	984.7	2,312.8	204.8	NA	1,882
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Athens, AL	Count	1	4	18	15	144	601	26	0
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	4.5	18.2	81.8	68.2	654.5	2,731.6	118.2	0.0	1,419
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Athens, AL	Count	0	4	12	18	129	564	24	NA
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	16.0	48.0	72.0	516.2	2,257.0	96.0	NA	1,094
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	28.2	99.6	244.2	879.4	2,415.6	221.8	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Athens, AL	Count	0	3	18	11	132	630	40	NA
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	12.4	74.2	45.3	544.1	2,596.8	164.9	NA	1,222
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Athens, AL	Count	0	4	19	30	141	675	33	NA
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	17.1	81.1	128.0	601.7	2,880.7	140.8	NA	1,426
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784

Athens, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Athens, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Athens, AL	2.01
Alabama	2.91
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Athens, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Athens, AL	Count	55	45	10
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	224.3	183.5	40.8	2.04
	Alabama	Per 100,000	337.1	226.5	110.6	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Athens, AL	Count	56	46	10
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	233.6	191.9	41.7	2.13
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Athens, AL	Count	55	45	10
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	242.5	198.4	44.1	2.20
	Alabama	Per 100,000	335.9	227.6	108.4	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Athens, AL	Count	57	46	11
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	259.1	209.1	50.0	2.34
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Athens, AL	Count	56	45	11
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	224.1	180.1	44.0	2.02
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Athens, AL	Count	57	46	11
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	234.9	189.6	45.3	2.12
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Athens, AL	Count	54	43	11
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	230.5	183.5	46.9	2.07
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Athens, AL	Count	54	43	11
	Athens, AL	Per 100,000	242.2	192.9	49.3	2.18
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Athens, AL	Count	55	43	12
2005	Athens, AL	Count	55	43	12